Posts Tagged ‘Willis Insurance and Risk Management’

By Janet Kerrigan, Service & Development Director at Willis Insurance and Risk Management Workplace health and safety is a burning issue, yet employers often fail to recognise its importance, and instead are distracted by those matters deemed to have an immediate impact on business operations. The Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSENI) recently published…

Petrol and oil distributors, filling stations and forecourt operators are unique in the way they operate, and the environment in which they operate is unlike any other retail premises. A forecourt’s sole purpose has evolved from simply re-fuelling a vehicle, and this is no longer their main source of profit. Many have become scheduled stops…

By Richard Willis, Managing Director, Willis Insurance and Risk Management Gross profit. The profit a company makes after subtracting the costs of goods sold from total sales revenue. Correct…. When referring to the term in a financial context. However, in the insurance industry ‘gross profit’ includes additional expenditure such as wage roll. It is officially…

By Richard Willis, Willis Insurance and Risk Management Silicosis is a long-term work-related lung disease caused by the inhalation of crystalline silica. Through lack of understanding, the seriousness of this condition can be underestimated by firms working within an ‘at risk’ sector. However, as the long-term effects of this debilitating illness have come to light…

James Trimble, Senior Financial Consultant, Willis Wealth Management, comments on the benefits of key person insurance to businesses. Every business has at least one key person in place that can be credited as being a major component of the company’s success. The inability for there to be business as usual after the loss of a…

Richard Willis, Managing Director, Willis Insurance and Risk Management outlines Employers’ Liability insurance. All companies are legally required to purchase Employers’ Liability insurance, and those that flout the obligation face heavy fines as a result, amounting to up to £2,500 for each day the firm goes without cover. Protection of around £10 million is normal…

By Janet Kerrigan, Service & Development Director at Willis Employment Services, a division of Willis Insurance and Risk Management With just over one month to go until the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – and with 99 articles to comply with – many employers still have much work to do to ensure…

New health insurance provider Equipsme has launched in Northern Ireland with a pledge “to revolutionise health cover for SMEs” in partnership with Willis Insurance and Risk management. In a partnership with Belfast-based broker, Willis Insurance and Risk Management (Willis IRM), the firm is offering health insurance plans tailored specifically for small and medium firms that…

By Richard Willis, Managing Director, Willis Insurance and Risk Management Thousands of businesses are still reeling from the collapse in January of Carillion, one of the UK’s largest and best-known construction firms. The failure of the company has had a devastating effect, not just on those it directly employed, but on an estimated 30,000 individual…

By Richard Willis, Managing Director, Willis Insurance and Risk Management Property developers have a myriad of considerations to make when planning projects of any scale, chief among which is ensuring they bring all stakeholders including local residents, along with them. Fail to do so and an unpopular planning application, even if passed, may never progress…